Share & Add Link Mash-ups Are Driving Modern Design
There seems to be a crescendo of services popping up. Most of the services seem to be outwardly oriented, but a few user-centric applications are also starting to surface. I don’t think anyone can deny that social networking has impacted webdesign, and the rising flood of api’s are making it easier than ever to include one of these tools, and give a designer/site admin more time to dedicate to the website without investing time into “keeping up with the social networking Jones’s”
The one that I’m using on my sites is, “Add This”, but there is an emerging tide of these type of sharing link/mini blogging/social networking web-centric applications springing up everyday.
Add This offers statistical data so you can track how many times your site was referred using their tool, but you will have to sign up for an account to be able to use that feature… After all, they need to know who to give the tally to 
The list of networking sites seems to be growing at an unbelievable rate, and it’s great that someone is keeping up with all the js/api links that can connect stories or web items to their ‘circle of friends’ or colleagues.
Another one that has caught my attention is , “Share This“. Share this seems to have a few more dynamic elements – a smoother presentation, but the number of services it can ‘share to’ are probably equal to any other like-service. One thing that seperates Share This apart is the application method – you’re able to literally download the plugin within a ‘format’ (e.g. wordpress, typePad, or generic script for any regular coding website).
As mentioned earlier, there are a few user-centric web applications starting to come to the forefront. One of the most significant is Threadsy. At first I wasn’t sold on the all-in-one web tool idea, but after using it for a month, it’s become an essential tool. It’s so easy to twitter, and if it’s appropriate, I can simultaneously post to Facebook. It keeps all my email in one place (my tens of throw away/ sole-purpose email addresses [that i would never check otherwise?]). The irony is I like Threadsy for the very reasons that I thought I would ever like an application like this… It has a vertical bar (as small as I want it to be) that can show me my twitter account/facebook notices without getting an email… if something scrolls by & I happen to want to reply – it’s a matter of clicking a button after typing my response. At any given time, I used to have up to 20 browser window/tabs open. With Threadsy, it’s reduced to 5.
Regardless which one of these mash-up tools you use, be sure to share your findings in the comments. We appreciate the comments and participation.
Thanks,
Greg
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